Historical OSINT - A Diversified Portfolio of Fake Security Software

October 22, 2018
It's 2010 and I've recently stumbled upon a currently active and circulating malicious and fraudulent porfolio of fake security software also known as scareware potentially enticing hundreds of thousands of users to a multi-tude of malicious software with the cybercriminals behind the campaign potentially earning fraudulent revenue in the process of monetizing access to malware-infected hosts largely relying on the utilization of an affiliate network-based type of revenue sharing scheme.

Related malicious domains known to have participated in the campaign:
hxxp://thebest-antivirus00.com - 91.212.226.203; 94.228.209.195
hxxp://virusscannerpro0.com
hxxp://lightandfastscanner01.com
hxxp://thebest-antivirus01.com
hxxp://thebestantivirus01.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-11.com
hxxp://remove-virus-11.com
hxxp://thebest-antivirus11.com
hxxp://antispyware-module1.com
hxxp://antispywaremodule1.com
hxxp://antivirus-toolsr1.com
hxxp://thebest-antivirus1.com
hxxp://thebest-antivirusx1.com
hxxp://thebestantivirus02.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-12.com
hxxp://remove-virus-12.com
hxxp://delete-all-virus-22.com
hxxp://lightandfastscanner22.com
hxxp://prosecureprotection2.com
hxxp://virusscannerpro2.com
hxxp://antivirus-toolsr2.com
hxxp://thebest-antivirusx2.com
hxxp://thebestantivirus03.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-13.com
hxxp://remove-virus-13.com
hxxp://antispyware-module3.com
hxxp://antispywaremodule3.com
hxxp://virusscannerpro3.com
hxxp://windowsantivirusserver3.com
hxxp://thebest-antivirusx3.com
hxxp://thebestantivirus04.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-14.com
hxxp://remove-virus-14.com
hxxp://antispyware-scann4.com
hxxp://antivirus-toolsr4.com
hxxp://thebest-antivirusx4.com
hxxp://thebestantivirus05.com
hxxp://remove-all-spyware-55.com
hxxp://delete-all-virus-55.com
hxxp://thebest-antivirusx5.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-16.com
hxxp://lightandfastscanner66.com
hxxp://antispywaremodule6.com
hxxp://antispyware-module7.com
hxxp://antispywaremodule7.com
hxxp://antivirus-toolsr7.com
hxxp://antispyware-scann8.com
hxxp://pro-secure-protection8.com
hxxp://windowsantivirusserver8.com
hxxp://antispyware-module9.com
hxxp://antispywaremodule9.com
hxxp://antispyware-scann9.com
hxxp://virusscannerpro9.com
hxxp://antivirus-toolsr9.com
hxxp://thebest-antivirus9.com
hxxp://antiviruspro1scan.com
hxxp://antiviruspro2scan.com
hxxp://antiviruspro7scan.com
hxxp://antiviruspro8scan.com
hxxp://antiviruspro9scan.com
hxxp://antispyware6sacnner.com
hxxp://antivirusv1tools.com
hxxp://antispyware10windows.com
hxxp://antispyware20windows.com
hxxp://antivirus-toolsvv.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-11.com
hxxp://remove-virus-11.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-12.com
hxxp://remove-virus-12.com
hxxp://delete-all-virus-22.com
hxxp://prosecureprotection2.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-13.com
hxxp://remove-virus-13.com
hxxp://windowsantivirusserver3.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-14.com
hxxp://remove-virus-14.com
hxxp://remove-all-spyware-55.com
hxxp://delete-all-virus-55.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-16.com
hxxp://pro-secure-protection8.com
hxxp://windowsantivirusserver8.com
hxxp://antivirus-toolsr9.com
hxxp://antivirusv1tools.com
hxxp://antispyware10windows.com
hxxp://antispyware20windows.com
hxxp://antivirus-toolsvv.com

Related malicious domains known to have participated in the campaign:
hxxp://run-antivirusscan0.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan0.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-11.com
hxxp://remove-virus-11.com
hxxp://run-virus-scanner1.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-12.com
hxxp://remove-virus-12.com
hxxp://delete-all-virus-22.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-13.com
hxxp://remove-virus-13.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan3.com
hxxp://run-virusscanner3.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-14.com
hxxp://remove-virus-14.com
hxxp://run-virusscanner4.com
hxxp://remove-virus-15.com
hxxp://remove-all-spyware-55.com
hxxp://delete-all-virus-55.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-16.com
hxxp://run-virus-scanner6.com
hxxp://run-virusscanner6.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan8.com
hxxp://run-virus-scanner8.com
hxxp://windowsantivirusserver8.com
hxxp://run-virus-scanner9.com
hxxp://run-virusscanner9.com

Related malicious domains known to have participated in the campaign:
hxxp://run-antivirusscan0.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan1.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan3.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan6.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan8.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan0.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan3.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan4.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan9.com
hxxp://securepro-antivirus1.com

Related malicious domains known to have participated in the campaign:
hxxp://anti-virus-system0.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan0.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan0.com
hxxp://perform-antivirus-scan-1.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-11.com
hxxp://remove-virus-11.com
hxxp://antivirus-system1.com
hxxp://performspywarescan1.com
hxxp://run-virus-scanner1.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-12.com
hxxp://remove-virus-12.com
hxxp://delete-all-virus-22.com
hxxp://antivirus-scanner-3.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-13.com
hxxp://remove-virus-13.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan3.com
hxxp://run-virusscanner3.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-14.com
hxxp://remove-virus-14.com
hxxp://gloriousantivirus2014.com
hxxp://run-virusscanner4.com
hxxp://smart-pcscanner05.com
hxxp://remove-virus-15.com
hxxp://remove-all-spyware-55.com
hxxp://delete-all-virus-55.com
hxxp://perform-virus-scan5.com
hxxp://perform-antivirus-scan-6.com
hxxp://antivirus-scanner-6.com
hxxp://remove-spyware-16.com
hxxp://run-virus-scanner6.com
hxxp://run-virusscanner6.com
hxxp://antivirus-scan-server6.com
hxxp://perform-antivirus-scan-7.com
hxxp://perform-antivirus-test-7.com
hxxp://antivirus-win-system7.com
hxxp://antivirus-for-pc-8.com

Related malicious domains known to have participated in the campaign:
hxxp://perform-antivirus-scan-8.com
hxxp://perform-antivirus-test-8.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan8.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan8.com
hxxp://run-virus-scanner8.com
hxxp://windowsantivirusserver8.com
hxxp://perform-antivirus-test-9.com
hxxp://perform-virus-scan9.com
hxxp://antispywareinfo9.com
hxxp://run-virus-scanner9.com
hxxp://run-virusscanner9.com
hxxp://antispyware06scan.com
hxxp://antispywareinfo9.com
hxxp://antivirus-for-pc-2.com
hxxp://antivirus-for-pc-4.com
hxxp://antivirus-for-pc-6.com
hxxp://antivirus-for-pc-8.com
hxxp://antiviruspro8scan.com
hxxp://extra-antivirus-scan1.com
hxxp://extra-security-scanb1.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan0.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan1.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan3.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan6.com
hxxp://run-antivirusscan8.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan0.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan3.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan4.com
hxxp://runantivirusscan9.com
hxxp://securepro-antivirus1.com
hxxp://super-scanner-2004.com
hxxp://top-rateanrivirus0.com
hxxp://topantimalware-scanner7.com

We'll continue monitoring the campaign and post updates as soon as new developments take place.

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